Chevrolet Trailblazer vs Hyundai Sonata

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Trailblazer	Hyundai Sonata
Complaints on file	9,343	22,259
Model years covered	1999–2026	1987–2026
Worst model year	2002	2013
Best model year	2025	2025
Crashes reported	526	1,148
Fires reported	336	850
Injuries reported	381	740
Deaths reported	23	21
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.6%	12.4%

Chevrolet Trailblazer by year

7 32 29 1,573 1,160 1,302 1,905 1,440 965 263 37 2 274 172 90 50 33 9

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 14 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 2,390 25.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,088 22.3%

Lights 808 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 733 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 606 6.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 472 5.1%

Airbags 386 4.1%

Brakes 289 3.1%

Hyundai Sonata by year

4 18 25 41 43 46 7 93 37 74 68 187 378 293 407 249 288 217 1,422 906 554 612 415 4,621 2,280 2,651 1,080 1,660 996 1,000 548 212 268 180 142 140 74 21 2

87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 5,099 22.9%

Steering 2,377 10.7%

Airbags 2,068 9.3%

Electrical System 2,003 9.0%

Other & Unspecified 1,327 6.0%

Brakes 1,258 5.7%

Body & Structure 1,087 4.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,087 4.9%